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The KSCSW Membership Committee sends out a heart-felt "Thank you!" to all the KSCSW members who participated in the 2018 edition of March Membership Madness. This year's annual membership drive was our most successful one yet, with 21 new members joining and 35 current members renewing their memberships for another full year. All of these folks were winners because they saved $25 on their annual membership fees. However, several members won additional prizes in a special drawing for which all renewing and new members were eligible. Here are the winners for the March Membership Madness Prize Drawings:

2019 Psychology Networker Symposium: Lisa Berman

$100 Gift Card: Emma Lovely

$50 Amazon Gift Card: Verne Webb, Cynthia K. Hess and Jessica Sucik

In addition, several other members received $25 Amazon gift cards as rewards for referring their colleagues to join KSCSW during the membership drive. Thanks again to everyone who participated in March Membership Madness 2018. We look forward to even more fun, prizes and special member benefits next year!

Author: Janet Doss, KSCSW Board MemberThe clinical social workers of Kentucky lost a pioneer in our community when Pat Wellons passed away on Saturday, April 7. Pat was one of a handful of social workers who worked diligently in the early 1980s to have legislation passed that established licensure criteria for clinical social work and other professional disciplines. During her 45 years in Kentucky, she was active in KCSSW, the Kentucky chapter of NASW, and other national clinical social work organizations.

​Pat practiced social work in California and Arizona before moving to Lexington in 1973. She received her LCSW in 1975 and entered private practice in 1977. Over the years she supervised many social workers as they worked to develop their clinical skills. Pat was a lifelong progressive and tireless advocate for the rights of minorities, women and children, and those suffering from mental illness. In her free time, Pat loved to travel, spend time with friends, and relax at her condo in Gulf Shores, Alabama. She also loved to spend time with her family, especially her son, Bradley, and her grandson, Jackson.

Pat made an impact on countless Kentucky clinical social workers, both professionally and personally, and she will be missed by many. Those whose lives Pat touched are invited to a memorial service for her on Saturday, April 14. The service, which will begin at 10 a.m., will take place at St. Peter Claver Catholic Church in Lexington. Visitation is scheduled for Friday, April 13, from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the downtown Lexington location of Milward Funeral Directors, 159 North Broadway.

To learn more about this inspiring clinician and her varied contributions to our profession and the citizens of Kentucky, please read her obituary.